Naro Space Center
| Coordinates: 34 ° 25 ′ 55 ″ N , 127 ° 32 ′ 6 ″ E | |
| Korean spelling | |
|---|---|
| Korean alphabet : | 나로 우주 센터 |
| Hanja : | 羅 老 宇宙센터 |
| Revised Romanization : | Naro Uju Senteo |
| McCune-Reischauer : | Naro Uju Sent'ŏ |
The Naro Space Center is a state space center in South Korea , about 485 km south of Seoul . It is also called Goheung after its administrative district . The center was inaugurated on June 11, 2009. The first launch, at the same time the first launch of the Korean rocket KSLV , which is also called Naro, took place on August 25, 2009.
With the Naro Space Center and the KSLV, South Korea wants to make itself independent of foreign launch vehicles and launch sites.
On the approximately five square kilometers large area there are assembly halls, test and launch facilities for the KSLV rocket, as well as a control center, optical path tracking devices, radar stations, a power plant and other systems.
Construction officially began with a ceremony on August 8, 2003. The main contractor for the construction was Hyundai Heavy Industries .
The space center is operated by the state space agency Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), headed by Muin Kyung-ju .
Web links
- Official website (Korean)
- Naro Space Center in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)
- Naro Space Center at GlobalSecurity.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ President Dedicates Naro Space Center. Korea IT Times, June 12, 2009, accessed July 9, 2009 .
- ^ South Korea Begins Construction Of New Space Center. Space Daily, August 12, 2003, accessed July 9, 2009 .
- ↑ Kim Tong-hyung: Korea Prepares for Crucial Rocket Launch. Korea Times, June 24, 2009, accessed July 9, 2009 .